Noel Hendrick
{{Short description|Irish canoeist (born 1997)}}
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Noel Hendrick (born 24 December 1997) is an Irish canoeist. He qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career
He is coached by Eoin Rheinisch, a canoeist that Hendrick went to watch compete at the 2012 Olympic Games. Hendrick was fourth in a C2 double at the 2015 World Junior Championships, competing with his brother Robert.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/team-ireland/2024/0704/1458266-noel-hendrick/|website=RTE|accessdate=26 July 2024|title=Noel Hendrick|date=July 4, 2024 }}
He competed for Ireland at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 2022 in Augsburg, Germany.{{cite web|first=Brendan|last=O'Brien|url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40927013.html|date=27 July 2022|title='It can be cruel, you have to have a thick skin in this sport'~website=Irish Examiner|accessdate=26 July 2024}} He represented Ireland at the 2023 European Games in Kraków In June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2023/06/29/news/european_games_round-up_hendrick_curtis_and_corcoran_all_progress_to_k1_canoe_slalom_semi-finals-3394622/|website=Irish News|accessdate=26 July 2024|title= European Games Round-Up: Hendrick, Curtis, and Corcoran all progress to K1 Canoe Slalom semi-finals|first=Kieran|last=Lynch|date=29 June 2023}}
He qualified an Irish boat in the K1 for the Olympic Games with his performance at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in September 2023.{{cite web|url= https://afloat.ie/watersport/canoeing/item/60626-canoeist-noel-hendrick-qualifies-second-olympic-boat-for-ireland-at-paris-2024 |website=afloat.ie|title= Canoeist Noel Hendrick Qualifies Second Olympic Boat For Ireland at Paris 2024 |date=23 September 2023|access-date=26 July 2024}}{{cite web|website=RTE|accessdate=26 July 2024|title= Noel Hendrick secures second quota spot for Ireland at 2024 Olympics in canoeing|date=23 Sep 2023|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2023/0923/1406942-hendrick-twin-secures-second-irish-spot-for-olympics/}} He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|title= Four Paddlers Selected for Team Ireland at Paris 2024|date=21 July 2024|url=https://afloat.ie/watersport/canoeing/item/64049-four-paddlers-selected-for-team-ireland-at-paris-2024|website=afloat.ie|accessdate=24 July 2024}}
Personal life
From Donadea, County Kildare, his twin brother Robert is also a canoeist. He has a degree in software engineering from Maynooth University and a masters degree in artificial intelligence from Dublin City University.{{cite web|date=7 October 2023|first=Ian|last=O’Riordan|title= 'God forbid they end up racing against each other' - Twins Robert and Noel Hendrick gunning for rare Olympics pairing|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2023/10/07/god-forbid-they-end-up-racing-against-each-other-twins-robert-and-noel-hendrick-gunning-for-rare-olympics-pairing/|website=Irish Times|accessdate=26 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://olympics.ie/athlete/noel-hendrick/| website=Olympics.ie|accessdate=26 July 2024|title=Noel Hendrick}}{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/sport/canoeist-robert-hendrick-secures-olympic-slot-for-ireland-but-he-might-not-be-in-the-boat-in-paris/a1731920410.html|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=26 July 2024|title= Canoeist Robert Hendrick secures Olympic slot for Ireland – but he might not be in the boat in Paris|first=Sean|last=McGoldrick|date=22 September 2023}}
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Category:Alumni of Dublin City University
Category:Alumni of Maynooth University
Category:European Games competitors for Ireland
Category:Canoeists at the 2023 European Games
Category:Sportspeople from County Kildare
Category:Canoeists at the 2024 Summer Olympics